| Deposit ID | 10400656 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tarrant Property in Sec. 39 |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.692, 29.325 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | In southern part of Sec. 39 in valley of Well Creek. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brewster(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
USGS map quadrangles
Amarilla Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brewster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Approximate (1) | -103.692, 29.325 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Terlingua District |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tarrant Mining Co. |
| Home office | Fort Worth, TX |
| Year | 1959 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | No. 1 Shaft |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | No. 3 Shaft |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | shallow workings |
Chester, 1965, Mercury in Texas, in USBM, Mercury potential in the United States: USBM IC-8252, 376 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2012-11-06 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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